About Keith Sargeant

Keith Sargeant is a graduate of Middlesex County College and Kean University. A Home News Tribune staff writer since August 1997, Keith has been covering Rutgers sports since 2000, serving as the Scarlet Knights' football beat writer since 2006.

While I’m here, have to refer our RU offensive minds to the way Auburn ran the wildcat perfectly on Saturday when Heisman leader Cam Newton actually caught a well-defended TD pass in the back corner of the end zone. Beautiful!!!

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It looks like recruitment of Rivals250 offensive lineman Clark Yarbrough could be winding down. The Woodberry Forest (Va.) Woodberry Forest School star has more than a handful of offers and it seems like some schools have definitely piqued his interest.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Practice No. 1 is in the books for Rutgers, and coach Kyle Flood spoke with the media about the latest movers and shakers. The fourth-year head coach went in-depth on the two-man quarterback battle and the latest at a center position in need of someone to take the position.

Highlighting the major storylines for this year's 15 days of spring practice. It has already been a week since we welcomed spring on our calendars, but we can officially welcome spring today with the return of Rutgers football. 14 practices and the Friday Knight Lights Spring Game will be headlined by position battles in the […]

The Scarlet Knights open spring practice today. Here are some players who did not play last year who could make an impact this spring. Somewhere under the perma-gray sky and drab, leafless trees, life is flowing. Soon, the weather and trees will catch up to the calendar, which already says its spring. It's spring in […]

Rutgers President Robert Barchi can think of plenty of reasons how the school has benefited from their introduction into the Big Ten Conference, and he outlines many of them in his letter to state senator Raymond Lesniak in hopes of explaining the need to upgrade the school’s athletic facilities (NJ.com, March 30). “Our athletic programs, […]

About the Author

Jerry CarinoJerry Carino has covered sports for the Gannett New Jersey newspapers since 1996 and has been on the college basketball beat since 2003. A native of Old Bridge, he also teaches journalism at Kean University.E-mail Jerry

Josh NewmanJosh Newman has worked for the Press since September 2004 and began covering Shore Conference sports full time in September 2006. He is a 2004 graduate of Springfield College with a degree in communications/sports journalism.E-mail Josh

Ryan DunleavyRyan Dunleavy has covered Rutgers athletics for more than a decade, dating back to his days as a student at his alma mater. He became New Jersey Press Media’s Rutgers women’s basketball beat writer in 2009 and Rutgers football beat writer in 2013. Since joining the staff in 2004, the Morris County native also has covered the NFL, MLB, NBA, the Somerset Patriots and high school sports.E-mail Ryan